Prologue – Cry of a Wolf
"Mom, I hear something out there," Hikaru asked while watching outside the window. "I wonder what that sound is."
"Oh, that a wolf's howl Hikaru," Sakura said and called her to sit on her lap, "it can be heard from here every night, and people say it's right from the bottom of their heart."
"Oh, really?" she asked in curiosity. "Can you tell me, mom? Can you? Can you?"
"Oh, it's been a while since I told a story to you," she said while patting her head.
"Really, mom?" Hikaru asked her again.
"Yes, it is," she answered.
"Oh, I wish I could remember now, I forgot what you had told me that time…" she sighed and put her head on her chest. "But I'd like to hear your story about it."
"Really?" Sakura asked. Hikaru nodded and snuggled close to her.
"Please, can you tell me what the meaning of wolf's howl is?" she asked her and lifted her head to see her smile.
"Oh, alright." She cuddled Hikaru and looked at the little girl. "You see, wolf howls because of many things. Family bond, lost of friends, looking for mate, showing own strength… and each howl is significant to each wolf." She stopped for a while before staring at Hikaru again. "They're pretty much similar to us in many ways, Hikaru. The way they live, the way they socialize…"
"They are similar? Then they're our friends, right?" Hikaru asked her. Her face changed at the moment he said 'friends'. "Err… is there something wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I just remembered my old days…" she said and patted Hikaru's head again.
"Really, mom? How was your old days look like? Can you tell me?" Hikaru asked her. Sakura sighed and kissed her child's wide forehead before hugging her tightly.
"I will tell you everything that I know." She whispered.
"YAY!" Hikaru hugged Sakura tightly and giggled happily. "You're so sweet, mom. I love you."
Sakura smiled and hugged Hikaru in return. "This story happened when I was just 10 years old…"
"Mom, I hear something out there," Hikaru asked while watching outside the window. "I wonder what that sound is."
"Oh, that a wolf's howl Hikaru," Sakura said and called her to sit on her lap, "it can be heard from here every night, and people say it's right from the bottom of their heart."
"Oh, really?" she asked in curiosity. "Can you tell me, mom? Can you? Can you?"
"Oh, it's been a while since I told a story to you," she said while patting her head.
"Really, mom?" Hikaru asked her again.
"Yes, it is," she answered.
"Oh, I wish I could remember now, I forgot what you had told me that time…" she sighed and put her head on her chest. "But I'd like to hear your story about it."
"Really?" Sakura asked. Hikaru nodded and snuggled close to her.
"Please, can you tell me what the meaning of wolf's howl is?" she asked her and lifted her head to see her smile.
"Oh, alright." She cuddled Hikaru and looked at the little girl. "You see, wolf howls because of many things. Family bond, lost of friends, looking for mate, showing own strength… and each howl is significant to each wolf." She stopped for a while before staring at Hikaru again. "They're pretty much similar to us in many ways, Hikaru. The way they live, the way they socialize…"
"They are similar? Then they're our friends, right?" Hikaru asked her. Her face changed at the moment he said 'friends'. "Err… is there something wrong with you?"
"Nothing, I just remembered my old days…" she said and patted Hikaru's head again.
"Really, mom? How was your old days look like? Can you tell me?" Hikaru asked her. Sakura sighed and kissed her child's wide forehead before hugging her tightly.
"I will tell you everything that I know." She whispered.
"YAY!" Hikaru hugged Sakura tightly and giggled happily. "You're so sweet, mom. I love you."
Sakura smiled and hugged Hikaru in return. "This story happened when I was just 10 years old…"